Commercial Floriculture

ALSTROMERIA

Index
Importance

• Origin
  
• Important Cultivars
  
• Soil
  
• Climate
  
• Propagation
  
• Planting
  
• Fertilizer Application
  
• Harvesting and Storage
  
• Pest and Diseases

Importance

Important cut flower in international market Multicolored flowers Large number of varieties Container plants Grown - gardens and pots Area of Nilgris & Bangalore

Origin

• South America, Chile

Important Cultivars

Dr. Salter’s hybrids

Freedom –flowers are shades of pink

Light hybrids-flowers are in shades of yellow orange and red

Moreheim orange -orange flowers are marked with dark red colour.

Alladin

Pluto

Serena

Soil

Well drained, rich in humus,

Climate

Thrive well in cool subtropical climate preferably in 10-20 o C

Requires partial shade.

Propagation

By seed

Division of rhizomes/roots

Micro propagation is a successful method

Planting: Rhizomes are planted at distance of;

50 x 40 cm

60 x 50 cm

Fertilizer Application

It should be frequently fertilized with calcium nitrate and potassium nitrate at 100-200 ppm.

Harvesting and Storage


It should be harvested when color appears on first flower.

Cut flowers are stored at 2 - 4o C.

STS solution prolongs the vase life

Pest and Diseases

Aphid ,whitefly & spider mite

Botrytis, Pythium and Rhizoctonia